Voice Air Media NEWS UPDATE
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday officially declared the candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Duoye Diri, winner of the Bayelsa governorship election.
Diri, who is also the incumbent governor of the state, polled a total vote of 175,196, clinching the governorship position against the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva.
Diri polled a total of 175,196 votes while Sylva trailed behind with 110,108 votes, making the margin a total of 65,088.
Prof Faruq Kuta, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Of Technology, Minna, and the state Returning Officer, announced the result a moment ago.
Like Bayelsa, governorship polls were held in Imo and Kogi states on Saturday.
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